John appears in the 1901 census at 7 Kirivick, aged 5, the son of John (45) and Annie (36), brother of Chirsty (7), Murdo (3) and Maggie (7 months).

Stornoway Gazette
He had been promoted to Sergeant before he was killed in an explosion in
France. He mobilised with the Gordon's Special Reserve, and
subsequently transferred to the Black Watch. Before the outbreak of war
he was serving with the Caledonian Railway Company in Glasgow.